31st Oct, 2023 10:00

Design

 
Lot 150
 

150

Betty Joel for Token Handmade Furniture

Betty Joel for Token Handmade Furniture,
an Art Deco sycamore kidney-shaped dressing table, c.1935, the top with an inset mirror glass, above a frieze drawer and kneehole with vertical reeded details, flanked by cylinder pedestals, each with four graduated drawers fitted with ivory shell handles, two central drawers on both sides having ivory escutcheons and locks, no keys, raised on coromandel veneered plinths, unlabelled,
168cm wide
63cm deep
78.5cm high

IMPORTANT NOTE

This lot contains elephant ivory material. Please be advised that several countries, including those in the EU and the USA, now prohibit the importation of ivory items unless under specific conditions. Accordingly, prospective buyers should familiarise themselves with the relevant customs regulations of their country and ensure they are able to import this item prior to bidding.

This item has been registered as exempt from the UK Ivory Act 2018. Ivory declaration submission reference: DZY9UEMN.

Ivory Declaration Submission Reference: DZY9UEMN

Take advantage of our Sworders Delivery Service. Please see 'Shipping estimate' below.

Art Deco

A selection of Art Deco featured in our 31 October Design auction.

Sold for £1,800


Condition Report

Drawers open freely, with ball catches.
One shell handle missing its bolt - slightly loose.
Light scratches to the top of the mirrored glass.
Minor knocks to the edges and carcass. Pin nails visible to the sides of the desk.
Some knocks and strips missing to the coromandel plinths.
No keys.

Further photos of the back done - the base has veneer repair and some loose pieces. The back of the desk is slightly scuffed but veneer appears fair.

 

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Auction: Design, 31st Oct, 2023

Viewing

London Viewing | Highlights

A selection of lots will be on view Friday 6 October - Wednesday 18 October at our London Gallery, 15 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ, as follows:

Monday-Friday, 11.30am - 5.30pm 

Saturday, 1pm - 5pm

Sunday - Closed

For more information, please contact 0203 971 2500 | london@sworder.co.uk 

Stansted Viewing | Auction

Viewing will be held at our Stansted Auction Rooms, Cambridge Road, Stansted Mountfitchet CM24 8GE, as follows:

Friday 27 October, 10am - 5pm 

Saturday 28 October, 10am - 1pm 

Sunday 29 October, 10am - 1pm 

Monday 30 October, 10am - 5pm 

All lots are, however, extensively illustrated and carry detailed condition reports - see 'Condition report' at the foot of each lot description. 


The auction will take place at our Stansted Auction Rooms, Cambridge Road, Stansted Mountfitchet CM24 8GE. 

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Please note that this item is not suitable for a pre-sale automated shipping estimate due to the items weight/size. 

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Buying a pre-loved, antique, or vintage item not only provides you with unique style and value for money but it also helps to reduce landfill, and the annual emissions of an antique or vintage piece can be as little as one sixteenth of those of its new equivalent!

Sworders is proud to be supporting the work of Antiques are Green - the movement that was founded in 2009 to promote “a greener future created from the past”. Read their fascinating carbon footprint study of a Georgian chest of drawers versus a modern equivalent here

 

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